Introduction to Plant Reproduction

1. Introduction to Plant Reproduction 23.1

2. Reproduction • Sexual reproduction • Joining of an egg and sperm • Asexual reproduction • A single organism replicating its genetic material to split into two identical organisms.

3. Vegitative Reproduction • A form of asexual reproduction where a new plant grows from parts of an existing plant. • Fast reproduction • Examples: • Strawberry runners • Moss fragmentation • Potato eyes and buds

4. Alteration of Generations

5. Alteration of GenerationsOf Nonseed Nonvascular Plants

6. Alteration of GenerationsOf Nonseed Vascular Plants

7. Alteration of GenerationsOf Naked Seed Vascular Plants

8. Alteration of GenerationsOf Flowering Seed Vascular Plants

9. Alteration of Generations Fertilization: • Nonvascular plants- Need a film of water for the sperm to reach the egg. • Vascular plants- Do not need water for the sperm to reach the egg.

10. Alteration of Generations As plants evolved, the sporophyte generation became larger: • Nonvascular plants- Sporophyte depends on the gametophyte for support and nutrition. • Vascular plants- Sporophyte lives independent of the gametophyte.

11. Moss reproductive cycle • Gametophyte dominant • Male= Antheridium • Female= Archegonium Antheridium Archegonium

12. Moss reproductive cycle • Antheridium- Male produces flagellated sperm that need water to get to the archegonium. • Chemotaxis- Female archegonium produces chemicals that attract/direct the sperm.

13. Moss reproductive cycle

14. Moss reproductive cycle • Sporophyte- Depends on the gametophyte for support and nutrition. • Protonema- Spores that land in a favorable spot develop into a protonema (gametophyte generation).

15. Fern reproductive cycle • Sporophyte dominant • Frond- feathery stems of a fern • Sorus- underneath the frond • Produces spores

16. Fern reproductive cycle • Prothallus • The fern spore grows into a prothallus when it lands on damp, rich soil. • Heart shaped • Contains Antheridia & Archegonium

18. Conifer reproductive cycle • Sporophyte dominant • Heterosporous- Produces two kinds of spores that develop into male and female cones. • Female cones • Made of many scales • 2 ovules at the base of each scale • Each ovule produces a Megaspore which develops into the female archegonia.

19. Conifer reproductive cycle • Male cones • Made of small scales that form microspores • 4 microspores develop into a single pollen grain • Pollen grains are the male gametophyte that are transported on air currents

21. Chapter 23.2 Flowers

22. The Parts of a Flower • Most flowers have four parts: • sepals, • petals, • stamens, • Carpels • (pistils)

23. The parts of a flower • Sepals protect the bud until it opens. • Petals attract insects. • Stamens make pollen. • Pistils (carpel) grow into fruits which contain the seeds.

25. Stamen (male) • Anther: pollen grains grow in the anther. • When the grains are fully grown, the anther splits open. • Filament: holds the anther

26. Pistil (female) • Stigma • Style • Ovary Stigma – sticky place for pollen to attach Style – where pollen nuclei travels to reach the egg Ovary – where egg is located

27. Modifications in Flowers • Complete flowers – have all four organs (sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils) • M orning glory and tiger lily • Incomplete flowers – lacks one or more of the four organs • Squash and corn

28. Tiger Lily – a complete flower

29. Incomplete Flowers Female Squash Flower Male Squash Flower

30. Modifications in Flowers • P erfect flowers- Have both stamens and pistils (E x: Lily) • Imperfect flowers- E ither have a functioning stamen or pistil, but not both E x : Cucumber, Squash

31. Pollination Mechanisms • Animal pollination • hummingbirds & bees transfer pollen from plant to plant • Flowers are brightly colored or highly scented • Wind pollination • lightweight and are carried by wind • Small flowers with little color or scent • Self pollination • Able to pollinate flowers on same plant • Have both pistel and stamen

32. Pollinators

33. Plants flower based on the number of hours of darkness they are exposed to Short-day plants - flower when days are short (fall, winter, spring) Ex: Pansy, Poinsettias PHOTOPERIODICITY

34. PHOTOPERIODICITY • Long-day plants -flower when days are long (summer) • Examples: • Potatoes • Clover • Spinach

35. PHOTOPERIODICITY • Intermediate-day plants- Grow when darkness is about equal to daylight. E x : Sugar Cane

36. PHOTOPERIODICITY • Day-neutral plants- Hours of darkness does not effect flowering, as long as there is enough daylight to perform photosynthesis. E x: Corn, tomatoes, cotton, roses

37. Chapter 23.3 Flowering P lants

38. Flowering Plant reproductive cycle • Sporophyte dominant • Ovary- produces 4 megaspores, but 3 disintegrate and only one remains. • Double fertilization – requires 2 sperm to fertilize the egg and make a seed. • Seed – embryo (cotyledons), endosperm (food for embryo), seed coat (protect seed)

39. Flowering Plant Reproduction

40. 4 kinds of fruit 1. Simple Fleshy fruits- contain one or more seeds. Ex: Apples, Peach, grape, tomato, pumpkin

41. 4 Kinds of fruit 2. Aggregate fruit- Most berries. Many female parts fuse to form one fruit. Ex: Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries

42. 4 Kinds of fruit 3. Multiple fruit- Flowers fuse to form one fruit. Ex: Pineapples, figs

43. 4 Kinds of fruit 4.. Dry fruit- Fruits that are dry. Ex: Nuts, grains, seed pods

44. Seed Dispersal • Water • Coconuts • Wind • Dandelions • Animals • Fruits attract animals that will eat the seeds so that the seeds can be carried far away where it won’t have to compete with its parent.

45. Seed Germination • Requires: • Water (swells and breaks seed coat) • Oxygen (cell respiration as seed grows) • Optimal Temperature (each plant requires a certain temperature to begin growth) Seeds will lie dormant in their hard seed coats waiting for optimal conditions.